7 Leigh Hill, Leigh On Sea, SS9 2DR

7 Leigh Hill is a three-bedroom detached house in Leigh On Sea (SS9 2DR). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £717,000 is 21.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 109.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £590,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.